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Meet the Author: Jonathan Miller

This is the first biography of Rodrigo Duterte, who was elected President of the Philippines in 2016, and in whose first 18 months in office, 12,000 people were killed on the streets.

Duterte is a self-confessed killer, who has called both Barack Obama and Pope Francis 'sons of whores'. He is on record not caring about human rights. Yet he is beloved of the 16.6 million Filipinos who voted for him, seen as vulgar but honest, a breath of fresh air, and an iconoclastic, anti-imperialist rebel.

About the author:
Jonathan Miller is Channel 4's Asia Correspondent based in Bangkok. Three months after Rodrigo Duterte was elected in the President's southern home city of Davao, Jonathan became the first foreign journalist to challenge him face-to-face on the devastation wrought by his controversial and deadly war on drugs. Jonathan was born in Derry, Ireland, and has lived much of his life in Southeast Asia, including correspondent postings with the BBC.

Pre-event book signing will be available from 5.30pm and again after the event.This event is in association with Dymocks Canberra and books wll be available to purchase.